<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><br><br><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> National Federation of the Blind <webmaster@nfb.org><br><b>Date:</b> October 14, 2020 at 12:01:13 PM EDT<br><b>To:</b> Riley Seif <jayneseif@att.net><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>Reminder: Twitter chat today at 2 p.m. ET on lived experiences with blindness, race, & ethnicity</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> National Federation of the Blind <webmaster@nfb.org><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><!--[if gte mso 9]>
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<h1><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:29.3333px">Today! Share Lived Experiences with Blindness, Race, and Ethnicity</span></span></h1>
<p><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Join the conversation. As part of Meet the Blind Month, we are hosting weekly <a href="https://www.nfb.org/libraries/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=18766&qid=4326170" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a> chats! We will be discussing lived experiences with intersectionality, which refers to overlapping characteristics that are also subject to misconceptions and inequalities. The chats will be each Wednesday at 2 p.m. ET and our hashtag is #MeetTheBlind. Today, </span></span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">October 14, we are discussing our lived experiences with blindness, race, and ethnicity.
Below are the questions to answer during the Twitter chat:</span></span></p>
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<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Q1: Please introduce yourself and share how you identify as it relates to blindness, race, and ethnicity. #MeetTheBlind</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Q2: What are some aspects of your culture that you love? #MeetTheBlind</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Q3: What are some misconceptions we deal with when it comes to our blindness, race, and ethnicity? #MeetTheBlind</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Q4: When facing these challenges, such as discrimination, what tips would you share with others to help navigate similar situations? #MeetTheBlind</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Q5: In what ways do you feel like we excel in inclusion as it relates to blindness? #MeetTheBlind</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Q6: When it comes to addressing the public, what are some tips that you would share with others about blindness and ethnicity? #MeetTheBlind</span></span></span></li>
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<p><a href="https://www.nfb.org/libraries/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=18763&qid=4326170" rel="nofollow" style="font-size:14pt; font-family:Calibri, sans-serif; color:blue">Review the questions and learn more about Twitter chats</a><span style="font-size:14pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">. We look forward to your participation.</span></span></p>
<h2><span style="font-size:18pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">What’s a Twitter chat?</span></span></h2>
<p><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">A Twitter chat is a scheduled, organized topical conversation on the Twitter platform centralized around a specific hashtag. In every response during the Twitter chat, a designated hashtag is included. The chat isn’t only for answering the set questions but also to encourage, support, and assist others who are part of the chat. Tweet, reply, retweet. You can find the chat by searching for the hashtag at the scheduled time. <a href="https://www.nfb.org/libraries/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=18763&qid=4326170" rel="nofollow" style="color:blue; text-decoration:underline">Along with tips for the chat check out details on joining
Twitter</a>.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">For more details on all Meet the Blind Month activities visit <a href="https://www.nfb.org/libraries/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=18764&qid=4326170" rel="nofollow">nfb.org/mtbm</a>.</span></span></p>
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